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1 Advanced Composition: Academic Resource Review Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu

2 The Quest for Information "Have you tried closing and opening it again?"

3 Facts Pros (Strengths) –Very concrete –Based in scientific/research methodology –Data supports arguments –Statistics helps determine the accuracy of information in the evaluation process Cons (Weaknesses) –Data can be manipulated –Unless data collection is a regular practice, data can become outdated and irrelevant

4 Boolean Operators Connect keywords only Must be placed between keywords AND –Narrows your search OR –Expands your search with synonymous terms NOT –Excludes words from your search –If used too much, it can work against you!

5 Helpful Keywords to Use Facts Causes Reports Statistic Studies Case Data Number(s) Truth Examples: Reports and Cell phones and auto accidents Facts or Data and car crashes and iPhones Statistics and teenage drivers and texting

6 Where do I start? –Databases CQ Researcher Issues and Controversies Academic Search Complete Or ARTICLES by SUBJECT Or DATABASES A –Z (88)

7 Search Example In ASC (Ebsco) Car Crashes and Causes and Cell Phones 152 Results Full Text Limiter 2 Results Full Text Limiter & Academic Journals

8 Where do I start? –Ebrary/Netbook 24/7 Full Text Searching* Highlight Markup Note Taking Changeable Font Size Online Bookshelf *SEARCHING BOOKS LIKE A DATABASE….

9 Online Surveys & Reports Pew Research Center (Main Site) –http://pewresearch.orghttp://pewresearch.org Pew Global Attitudes Project –http://pewglobal.orghttp://pewglobal.org Pew Internet & American Life Project –http://www.pewinternet.orghttp://www.pewinternet.org Pew Hispanic Center –http://pewhispanic.orghttp://pewhispanic.org Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life –http://pewforum.orghttp://pewforum.org

10 GoogleGoogle: Improve Your Searches Site Specific Command What it does: searches only specific domains car crashes and cell phones statistics site:gov car crashes and cell phones statistics site:edu

11 Specialized Search Wolfram/Alpha –A computational knowledge engine: it generates output by doing computations from its own internal knowledge base, instead of searching the web and returning links. Scrius –For scientific information only. A web based comprehensive scientific research tool. Ipl2 –Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII). A directory.

12 Just the Facts, Ma’am, Just the Facts…

13 Information Literacy Search Strategies –Keywords/Boolean AND/OR/NOT Organization of Information –Catalogs Al Harris/WorldCat –Databases i.e. Ebsco Products –Popular vs. Scholarly resources –Periodical Lists – Citation Searching

14 Information Literacy Critical Evaluation –Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity, Currency –Google: Site Specific Search edu/gov Subject Specific Resources –Target what you seek

15 Questions? Contact me: –Frederic Murray 774-7113 frederic.murray@swosu.edu Survey

16 Thanks!

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